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Pocono Mountain East Junior High School

Q: Is Pocono Mountain East Junior High School a good school?

Pocono Mountain East Junior High School ranks 470 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pocono Mountain East Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Pocono Mountain School District, located in Swiftwater, PA. With 543 students, the school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 years, with academic performance generally below state and district averages on PSSA tests.

However, the school performs better in certain subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools in recent years. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $21,920 in 2019-2020 to $25,438 in 2022-2023. Nearby schools, such as North Pocono Middle School and Stroudsburg Middle School, perform significantly better on PSSA tests and have higher rankings among Pennsylvania middle schools.

While the high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio at Pocono Mountain East Junior High School indicate that the school has access to significant resources, this does not seem to translate directly into higher academic achievement. The school has also seen a gradual increase in dropout rates, from 0.1% in 2023-2024 to 1.6% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should closely monitor and address.

505

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,600

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Center Court
Swiftwater, PA 18370

(570) 839-7121

District: Pocono Mountain School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

31.7%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 12 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

Pennsylvania avg45%

470^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Pocono Mountain School District

346^th of 606Pocono Mountain School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	470 of 873	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	347 of 891	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	379 of 893	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	257 of 883	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	397 of 797	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	275 of 891	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	321 of 861	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	373 of 877	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.8	222 of 870	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	71.8	227 of 835	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.0	229 of 728	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	327 of 758	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	311 of 834	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	304 of 825	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.4	419 of 805	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	186 of 393	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.2	24 of 408	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	27 of 421	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	251 of 643	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	361 of 672	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	383 of 660	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	27 of 145	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	18 of 150	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	497 of 835	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	404 of 860	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	91 of 348	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	92 of 362	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	86 of 362	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	446 of 843	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	340 of 877	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	388 of 874	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	410 of 839	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	295 of 870	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	381 of 649	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	300 of 673	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	373 of 681	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-9 vs state

Math30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pocono Mountain East Junior High School	Public	7-8	125 Center Court	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	505	53	9.5	99.4%	245 (48.5%)	79 (15.6%)	160 (31.7%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	47.5	470^th of 873 public middle schools	46.2%		61.6	347^th of 891 public middle schools	61.1%	123				30.3	28.7	29.5				35.3	43.7	39.4	$26,600	$1,412	$25,188
Swiftwater Interm School	Public	4-6	208 Campus Drive	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	737	71	10.4	99.6%	387 (52.5%)	105 (14.2%)	196 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.8%)								(n/a)	47.2	46.7	39.6			44.6	34.3	38.1	45.1			39.2	$25,082	$1,332	$23,751
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School	Public	7-8	180 Panther Lane	Pocono Summit	18346	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	697	67	10.4	97.7%	224 (32.1%)	210 (30.1%)	229 (32.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	41	520^th of 873 public middle schools	40.4%		42.9	529^th of 891 public middle schools	40.6%	9				21.0	26.5	24.0				33.0	43.2	38.4	$27,060	$1,437	$25,624
Stroudsburg Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Pocono Commons	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 213-0203	1,015	89	11.4	48.2%	494 (48.7%)	189 (18.6%)	266 (26.2%)	39 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	72	204^th of 873 public middle schools	76.6%		67.9	268^th of 891 public middle schools	69.9%	64		49.7	38.2	48.7		45.8		50.9	56.6	57.5		54.9	$22,131	$60	$22,071
J T Lambert Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2000 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8430	907	77	11.8	56.1%	374 (41.2%)	212 (23.4%)	99 (10.9%)	14 (1.5%)	66 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	140 (15.4%)	38.4	537^th of 873 public middle schools	38.5%		38.3	570^th of 891 public middle schools	36.0%	33			22.5	22.1	16.6	20.3			47.6	43.1	37.0	42.3	$18,284	$710	$17,574
Pleasant Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2233 Route 115	Brodheadsville	18322	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 402-1000	908	46	19.5		606 (66.7%)	57 (6.3%)	171 (18.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.3%)	51.7	415^th of 873 public middle schools	52.5%		54.4	421^st of 891 public middle schools	52.7%	6			45.4	24.0	30.3	33.8			53.7	40.0	34.3	43.3	$22,123	$1,218	$20,906
DeFranco Elementary School	Public	5-6	267 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7013	413	32	12.9	55.9%	321 (77.7%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)								(n/a)		53.9	52.2			53.1		47.9	53.1			50.4	$17,328	$513	$16,815
Bangor Area Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7012	421	38	11.0	49.4%	355 (84.3%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	70.1	225^th of 873 public middle schools	74.2%		67.7	277^th of 891 public middle schools	68.9%	52				39.5	31.0	35.4				52.9	61.5	57.1	$19,875	$484	$19,391
Wind Gap Middle School	Public	4-8	1620 Teels Rd	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-9093	510	44	11.5	52.7%	431 (84.5%)	12 (2.4%)	45 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	50.7	427^th of 873 public middle schools	51.1%		64.3	320^th of 891 public middle schools	64.1%	107	60.3	36.9	15.1	19.5	30.8	32.1	31.3	40.8	44.5	50.0	58.9	45.9	$16,724	$505	$16,218
North Pocono Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Church St	Moscow	18444	Lackawanna County	North Pocono School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 842-4588	685	52	13.0	35.9%	615 (89.8%)	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	77.5	154^th of 873 public middle schools	82.4%		77.1	176^th of 891 public middle schools	80.2%	22			37.5	50.0	38.8	42.3			61.1	58.6	73.3	64.0	$18,688	$635	$18,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Pocono Mountain East Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Pocono Mountain East Junior High School?

Students at Pocono Mountain East Junior High School are 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Pocono Mountain East Junior High School in?

Pocono Mountain School District

How many students attend Pocono Mountain East Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Pocono Mountain East Junior High School.

Is Pocono Mountain East Junior High School a good school?

Pocono Mountain East Junior High School ranks 470^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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